Trick wheel for knitting machines



DEC. 19, w LARKIN TRICK WHEEL FOR KNITTING MACHINES Original Filed May 28. 1932 f br bs'athje maeh hl The; construction got the trick whee j [finsmatewe geca sq meamwmg; w en:'

a meme flatteii'ed hexagonallmas il1ustrated-atg15j tanf fge'ht to the bases of-thegitooves 2114,-leav1hg}vertlcal 1f1bs216 on the outer surface ofjthehnb 2-11 which thehorlzontal groeves 214are present.

' mo 11:6: flt;.jn' the grooves 214 are rings 217;};thednnersl1flM6 5o: each'of; which" is or hexagonal "mm correspondingtwith" the hexaghe'ellj whichiisiedaptable-fcfj1se in con.jportliins 21x "th thevs qvsflllmth "Outer ime '0'! the hub 21 5 a 5 21 2 tqf r eewe eccentric portion or a-g'stud a umn ewm the abcvei note copen'ding applicaa -to r Sttlflg up' any desireq patte H a e =1nlorder to 'p rvovirdefa eontinupuslug wen he a q I cnaLonteg-surtace jot the hub5311;-'the said in-" I j ner suriaceyotthe ring havingtflatiportions '218 15. similar to thei flattened "portions 215 "of the hub 1 211" and betweena which ar e segmenta1 portions I 219, corresponding to} the cuter segmental surface 5'0 inner edgeg of v each' rring is; registered with the- T coi'respomlin81y shaped-portlqns offthe 'outersur of the hub 21'1":s0thatthe'rin g canbedroppedf I 1 ri gontethehub for mbvement'axiallythereof. to a elevation colncidentiwith :theYgtooVe' 214th. "which the'rinzjia td be nositio'nemwhereupon]:

u dhhdiit-th 11115 21 1 qntmne flat;

After the rings have beexr-assembledfen L in this manner, ellthe rings; are lockeg agai nst the vertical" r'lb's afcoilfespcndhe u *L w vn 'hen' nse tmsa d m v ta openin' s 225 n o'ne'ef thrings 7-;In-this-Way s wer ma new m we I a; whee} fdrfconttnuously nresstngfenycne etemee ?"toteiu i evolu o 'a or i e a's imental pei'tionthereof of thefti'ick 'whe1-*100, a 1 ,1ugs' of;t1ie character shownin 1=ig. 7 maybe employed, which are relatively narrow, bei ng con vfined in width to planes extending radially from the center of the hub through two adiacentholes 225 in the rings 217. The narrow lugs 126a are 3% eachprovided with onetit-226 and are held against rotation"around the tit by a shou1de1 -227a"arranged to bear against the peripheral-edge 'ofone of the rings 21'! "between which the lugs 126a m pl'aced,-whereby theiperipheral edgecf any de- FIDO i "sired'number of the lugs 126a placed side by. j side in asingle'groove 228 1111 the-trick wheel will e "-Iorm a ccn'tin'uous bearingsnrta ce for jthe ele-l ment which is'to be cbntiniujusly presse'd.. a

of thetrickwheel is mounted abearing'sleeve ;199 abput;which the trick wheeljisiadapted to V rotatei The bearing' sleeve 199 is bored, as illusf ,.1 ;rated--'at 1 9 8,- at an angle to -the axis -xk xeor gqrie tilifclinheel 2275: the 1 gs a e. lu s 126, 100' e Paimrmev' on the tri k whee1 100,- the xisYg-Y Ofthe bore198 :1 .10" i and the axis X'X of the trick wheel 100 coincidlngat the lower end of the trick wheel as illustrated at Z while the axes X-X and YY are spaced apart a predetermined distance as illustrated at w'attheiupper end of the trick wheel.

The bearing sleevje 199 is adapted to be secured Y to an eccentric portion of .a vertically extending stud which is adapted to be secured in predeter mined relation to a series of horizontally disposed elements-with which the lugs 126 of the trick wheel areadapted to cooperate. efiectthe best cooperative relation between the lugs and his 7 ribs 'inlthe ring;

the elements actuated thereby-the stud is ro'- wIclaim:

r A jtriclr I was, tmsiisiii'g' a a a: rais or relatively resilient annular ribs spaced longitudinally of 'said hub to provide a series oijs'ub- .,stantiallyparallelgroovesin the periphery of said vurheel,- and a series of lugs interchangeably sei ur d. l n 'a idsii l i" the re il e 91 a d the hub to provide a series of circumferential substan l wal e sroo e l n h r r of the wheel, a series of lugs interchangeably mount ,ed in said .grooves' between adjacentirings re,- spectively, and a tit oneach lug arranged to enter one of saidrings to secure the lug Q; 3, A trick coinprisih alhubla seriesfof relatively @resilient rings spaced longitudinally oi, the hub to provide'aseries of circumferential relatively resilient ringsfspacedlongitudinally of 1 the hub to provide fa-mserieslof circumferential substantially parallel grooves in the periphery, of

wheel, a. series of lugs interchangeably n our t in said ,groovesybetween adjacent .ringsflr'espectively; a tit each lug arranged to, enter in one of said rings to securethe lug in the ring, andmeans forv secnringjthe; lug

againstxrote lon about the tit. I

A t'rick wheel comprising a series of a trick comprising l-nib, a. series? of relatively resilient rings paced longitudinally, of

substantially parallel grooves in the periphery of the wheel, a series of lugs interchangeably mounted in said grooves between adjacent rings respectively, a tit on each lug arranged to enter an opening in one of said rings to secure the lug in the ring, andla second titon eachfllngarranged to enter an adjacent opening in the ring to se -l cure-the-lug against movement in the wheel.

U ,5. A trick wheel comprising a hub, arseries of relatively resilient rings spaced longitudinally of the hub to provide'a series of circumferential substantially parallel grooves in the periphery of the wheel; aseries oflugs interchangeably mounted in said grooves between adjacent rings respectively,a titon each lug arranged to enter an'opening in oneof said rings to secure the lug in the ring, and a shoulder on the lug arranged to engagethe peripheral edge of the ring to secureithe lug against relative movement to the wheel. 3 i

'6. A trick: wheel comprising; ahnb having on its periphery aplurality of circumferentialLv spaced ribs extending substantially parallel to the axis of the Wheel ,andprovided with tudinally spaced grooves extending transversely V of; the,whee1; a series, of relatively iesilieritrings having center openings respectively correspond 'ing in shape to the; ribbed periphery ofthe huh and arrangedto he slipped over -the hub into alignmentfwith corresponding grooves in said .ribs; and 1 then rotated relative Y to th'e' h b to be seated inc-said grooves, andmeans for locking the rings in position on said hub. 7. A trick wheel comprisinga its periphery a plurality of} circum ferentially spaced ribs extending substantially parallel to i theaxis of the: wheel and provided with longiing in shape'to the ribbedperiphery of the; hub and arranged to 'be ,slippedlover 1 the :hub into ribs and then rotated relative to the seated in said grooves, means, ,forllo'cking the rings in position on said hub to provide circum- Terentiallyextending longit dinally spaced grooves in, the wheel, each, aring; being provided with. a series of circumferentially spaced open ings lugs arranged to be inserted in said groovee,

and tits on the lugsarranged to enter the openings in the rings to; secure the "lugsjin place. in the wheel. 1 i

'tudinally spaced grooves extending-transversely j Y of the wheel, aseriesoirelativelyresilient-rings having center openings respectively eorresponde alignment with corresponding; groovesjinxlaaid 

